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I would not rule out immigrant European workers making this item in one of the many US Mid West glass factories in the late 1800s - mid 1900s. I have seen fairly similar design paperweights from that region.

This is made by John or Charles Degenhart of Crystal Art Glass Company, Cambridge, Ohio (USA). The style is distinctive with a name or saying on a white plaque with four icepick flowers near the edges of the plaque. Sometimes there is a frit ground layer at the same level as the plaque. Most had a distinctive blue outline at the border of the plaque. John made paperweights from about 1946-1964 and they could be ordered and personalized with any name or saying desired. Gearshift knobs were also made in this style. Bottles were somewhat rarer.